Chuck out the chintz...

[Pupp]

So, anyone else dumped the carpet door insets for sexy minimalist leather? Got a bit carried away earlier when fixing a sticky window... Recommended

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[poorpeet]

Yep, I replaced my carpet with burgandy leather & recovered the bolsters on the side of the centre consol while I was at it.
Much better

[TVR-Boy]

I've seen a few chims with this done, looks really nice!

Is it an easy job to do?

[mak]

Allways disliked the carpet on my doors it sort of reminds me of how an old 70's bathroom used to look so i to will be going down this route

[That Daddy]

I am about to recarpet and rehood mine and got two extra bits of carpet for the inserts,but i have changed my mind and may do them in something else(def looks a bit tat with carpet) carbon would be nice

[poorpeet]

Yes, it's a piece of cake. Both doors & the bolsters took 1/2 a day in total.

[900T-R]

mak said:

Allways disliked the carpet on my doors it sort of reminds me of how an old 70's bathroom used to look so i to will be going down this route

Well that's the thing - us continentals have never 'done' bathroom carpet so we don't have that connotation.

[Pupp]

TVR-Boy said:

I've seen a few chims with this done, looks really nice!

Is it an easy job to do?

It's not too bad at all... most difficult aspect is getting the cards off in terms of finding all the studs/nuts. For some strange reason mine are diffently arranged from door to door and the driver's side has an extra one. How I laughed

[That Daddy]

Pupp said:

TVR-Boy said:

I've seen a few chims with this done, looks really nice!

Is it an easy job to do?

It's not too bad at all... most difficult aspect is getting the cards off in terms of finding all the studs/nuts. For some strange reason mine are diffently arranged from door to door and the driver's side has an extra one. How I laughed

Thats so unlike TVR doncha just luv em

[AlRaven]

Alcantara is the way, not cheap stuff though. Oh, and you will need a decent skin graft after removing the door cards

[Pupp]

AlRaven said:

Alcantara is the way, not cheap stuff though. Oh, and you will need a decent skin graft after removing the door cards

Did occur to me... how does alcantara cope with water ingress? Have had wet door carpets occasionally and am hoping for no salt staining if/when etc...

[daz the plumber]

early on this year i saw a chimaera with carbon fibre door cards , they looked very smart to match the carbon dash board ,

[f@-pots]

Now mines off jacks and ready to MOT i'm looking to improve the interior a wee bit, carbon door cards sound interesting 'that daddy' as it happens I have the materials and knowhow to manafacture said items so watch this space!!

[That Daddy]

f@-pots said:

Now mines off jacks and ready to MOT i'm looking to improve the interior a wee bit, carbon door cards sound interesting 'that daddy' as it happens I have the materials and knowhow to manafacture said items so watch this space!!

Thanks Nick

[Chimjunkie]

daz the plumber said:

early on this year i saw a chimaera with carbon fibre door cards , they looked very smart to match the carbon dash board ,

That may have been me. Cant remember the other poster on here whom has since gone the same route.

This one modeled by Spencer Bear.

[That Daddy]

Thats the Geezer

[daz the plumber]

how did you make the consol bit , if you could get the price right you would sell them like hot cakes .!

[Chimjunkie]

daz the plumber said:

how did you make the consol bit , if you could get the price right you would sell them like hot cakes .!

Fair bit of effort! Too difficult to get the carbon down into the pocket at the back of the consol so just black gelcoated that. In low numbers units are labour intensive and high reject rate due to weave distortion. Price would be in the £500 region unfortunately .

[DavidLScott]

Don't knock carpet - I've got the dark blue vinyl